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Steps to take if you have been ripped-off by a copy-cat government website
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Just noticed their list of charges!
http://charges.britishpassportservices.co.uk/
I personally think the T&C's you have to agree to, whether you go ahead with the purchase or not could be classed as unfair.0 -
powerful_Rogue wrote: »Just noticed their list of charges!
http://cxxxxx.britishxxxxxservices.co.uk/ [ link edited]
I just noticed the above domain is owned by Umbrella Support Ltd, which used to be a "telecom services" company operating from south west London in the past as per this link
So, I would say this is a new venture into another scam .....Strategy is probably to expand their portfolio of:
a) premium rate/SMS scams +
b) Copycat website ...0 -
Could you explain why?powerful_Rogue wrote: »Just noticed their list of charges!
http://charges.britishpassportservices.co.uk/
I personally think the T&C's you have to agree to, whether you go ahead with the purchase or not could be classed as unfair.
The director of this company has been fined when he was running the telephone business.( about 5000 pounds)0 -
Could you explain why?
The director of this company has been fined when he was running the telephone business.( about 5000 pounds)
Anna,
This company was previously known as Raptor Telecom and apparently they are known before conducting online application fraud demanding money over telephone.
Check this link:
http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/087191822420 -
How do you find this informationI just noticed the above domain is owned by Umbrella Support Ltd, which used to be a "telecom services" company operating from south west London in the past as per this link
So, I would say this is a new venture into another scam .....Strategy is probably to expand their portfolio of:
a) premium rate/SMS scams +
b) Copycat website ...0 -
whois
It's a means of checking domain names and who they are registered to.
http://www.nominet.org.uk/whois/lookup?query=britishpassportservices.co.uk0 -
I just noticed the above domain is owned by Umbrella Support Ltd, which used to be a "telecom services" company operating from south west London in the past as per this link
So, I would say this is a new venture into another scam .....Strategy is probably to expand their portfolio of:
a) premium rate/SMS scams +
b) Copycat website ...
You suddenly learned proper speak? Not one single mangled phrase?
Some copycats advertise their Ltd company details alongside their domain registration.
While some others, hide behind by anonymising their domain owners details.
And more proper writing, verbs and everything.
Who are you and what have you done to hpuse63 mortgage payments to go.
Zero wins 2016 😥0 -
I just noticed the above domain is owned by Umbrella Support Ltd, which used to be a "telecom services" company operating from south west London in the past per this link[/URL]
So, I would say this is a new venture into another scam .....Strategy is probably to expand their portfolio of:
a) premium rate/SMS scams +
b) Copycat website ...
You are right on those scumbags money stealing theives still running premium telecom numbers and SMS are probably behind this too.0
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